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Crypto Hackers Steal $168 Million from DeFi Protocols in Q1 2026

Crypto hackers stole over $168.6 million in cryptocurrency from 34 decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in the first quarter of 2026, falling significantly from the...

DeFi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after crypto hack

DeFi platform Drift has suspended deposits and withdrawals after losing millions of dollars in a crypto hack.EditorialThis content has been selected, created and edited...

DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed...

Solana DeFi Exchange Drift Protocol Exploited, Upwards of $285 Million Stolen

In brief Solana perp DEX Drift Protocol has suffered an exploit that impacted more than $200 million in funds, with some estimates suggesting $285 million...

Solana (SOL) DeFi platform Drift investigates suspicious activity, tells users to halt deposits

Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Drift said it is investigating “unusual activity” on its protocol, prompting concerns that the platform may have been exploited.“We...

Aave launches v4 on Ethereum, aiming to expand DeFi Into real-world credit markets

Aave, one of the largest decentralized lending platforms, debuted its long-awaited v4 upgrade on Ethereum, aiming to push DeFi beyond crypto trading and into...

Inside Aave’s governance battle as DeFi giant prepares for upgrade

For months, Aave, one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) largest lending protocols, has been at the center of a very public debate about what it...

Crypto’s CLARITY Act could be a headwind for DeFi tokens, benefit Circle

The latest version of the crypto bill Clarity Act is in the spotlight mostly because of its stablecoin rules. In practice, it may land...

Lummis Says CLARITY Act Offers Strong DeFi Protections

US Senator Cynthia Lummis has dismissed claims that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act fails to protect decentralized finance innovators from legal repercussions, rebutting...

Blockchain Association urges SEC to treat DeFi as infrastructure, not intermediary: Blockchain Association

Summer Mersinger from the Blockchain Association told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that DeFi systems should receive tailored regulatory treatment distinct from intermediary-based...

ECB Study Questions How Decentralized DeFi Governance Really is

The European Central Bank published a working paper on March 26, finding that governance in four major DeFi protocols was heavily concentrated.The staff paper...

ECB Study Concludes DeFi DAOs Aren’t as Decentralized as They Claim

A new working paper from the European Central Bank examined four major protocols and found that a small number of actors control the bulk...